Results 1-5 of 5 for chefs speaker:Frances Fitzgerald

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: The Department of Education and Skills is responsible for education and training provision. This includes ETBs and several Institutes of Technology that are running courses supplying chefs. Failte Ireland has a primary function “To support the training and education and development of persons for the purposes of employment within the Tourism Industry”. Failte Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Skills Shortages (29 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...on the basis of research undertaken by the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) in tandem with a consultation process, as part of a package of measures to meet those skills needs.  Currently, chefs with expertise in a non-EEA cuisine at the level of executive chef, head chef, sous chef and specialist chef are eligible for employment permits. My Department’s policy...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Work Permits Data (20 Jun 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...2016, 290 employment permits were granted in respect of this sector and in 2017 to date, 95 employment permits have been granted. The vast majority of these employment permits were granted in respect of chefs.  In 2015, 144 employment permits were granted for chefs; in 2016 the figure was 287; in 2017 to date 83 have been granted. Currently, chefs with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: UN Summit on Refugees and Migrants: Discussion (5 Oct 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...is still an investment programme under way and I ask the Senator to write to me on the particular points she is making so that I can respond to her directly. On the issue of work permits for chefs, I ask the Senator to take that up with the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. A number of court cases on the application of EU treaty rights are ongoing and we must wait their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Direct Provision System (17 Sep 2014)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...DLP. In larger centres there is more that one DLP. RIA also encourages the DLPs to source Children First Training for staff who may, in the course of their work, come in direct contact with children i.e. housekeepers, chefs, kitchen staff: all of which is dependent on the availability of training from the Child and Family Agency, Tusla. A more user-friendly version of this policy has...